Have you ever been clean and sober or gamble free for more than a year, everything was looking good and something bad happens that was sudden, unexpected and unintentional, or sudden, unforeseen and unplanned.
The recovery coach who shared with me the leopard analogy has shared this with us 18 years ago.
How do you hold your poop when it is coming out and there is no immediate access to a toilet or public restroom.
Have you ever excrete or pass solid waste in your pants. Everyone laughs.
Can you stop a slip or relapse when it is coming?
It is so important to emphasized the importance of setting up a good barrier to help us stay gamble free.
It stops me when I want to gamble because I do not have the free time, money and place to gamble.
I cannot act out my thought and feeling.